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Dr. Bob Sullivan, the pioneer of hot-aisle and cold-aisle data center cooling, talks about how a simple invention for using outside air in HVAC systems can turn conventional cooling on its ear.
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The third edition of the Thermal Guidelines from the industry group is expected to raise the thermostat in the data center even further up from the 81 degrees recommended three years ago.
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The company unveiled a number of new initiatives this week, as well as upgrades and expansions of its data center and building management solutions.
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A blast of cool air far away from the servers in a Savvis data center triggered a hunt for iar leaks and ended with the discovery of $6 million in savings
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Panduit Corp.'s new headquarters is a showcase of green design and advanced technology by the firm and two other leading companies that develop products for more energy efficient lighting and flooring in data centers and other facilities.
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When he left the field of public accounting, Jeremy Dommu thought he'd also left behind the world of office cubicles. But he happily -- and proudly -- works in one as an EDF Climate Corps fellow as he helps PHH Arval search for energy efficiency opportunities.
by Jeremy Dommu
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Recent improvements in technology present challenges for data center cooling. Here are tips that can be especially helpful to managers of small and medium-sized business server rooms.<br />
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Telehouse West data center in east London will pipe waste heat to nearby homes and businesses.
by Tom Young
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The technologies that made IBM's list of its top five green innovations in the past year -- and what didn't make that list -- highlight the shift that Big Blue is making toward the green.
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As part of a study of the automaker's 20,000 square foot data center over five months, using IBM measurement and management technologies cut cooling needs by 30 percent and resulted in smarter energy use in the facility.
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With a combination of detailed maps showing how much free cooling is available and how much money IT managers can save by using free cooling, the latest offerings from The Green Grid help to cut costs and boost efficiency in data centers around the world.
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In partnership with T-Systems, Intel has opened DataCenter 2020, a research facility with the goal of bringing the greenest data center technologies to market.
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Although the U.K.'s overall public-sector energy use is down from the baseline year of 1999, the increased usage of IT is driving up electricity use and associated emissions, according to a new government report.
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Looking to get the most energy savings out of your data center? The newest technique, called 'power-capping,' may be your answer, even though at first blush it sounds like a very scary proposition.
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The U.S. Green Building Council's new headquarters in Washington, D.C., Citi's new data center in Frankfurt, Germany, and now the new data center for the education services company ACT offer striking images of what it takes to achieve the highest LEED rating for a green building.
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ACT, the nonprofit that established the American College Testing Program 50 years ago, has attained LEED-Platinum green building certification for the organization's data center -- the first in the country to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council's highest rating.
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The U.S. is well behind South Korea in green IT, and could well fall even further behind if action isn't taken soon, warns a new report. Even in areas where the U.S. holds a clear advantage, such as cloud computing, it could give up its lead.
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When you think Cisco, you generally think routers, not power plants. But increasingly, Cisco sees its future in the Smart Grid via a backdoor route -- selling data center hardware to electric utilities. And that's good news for anyone wanting to green their data center.
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Whether you have a green IT program or you’re thinking about implementing one, a baseline of your current IT operations is critical to your success. Yet, many companies are skipping the assessment process.
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Emerson Network Power and Sun Microsystems have formed a global sales alliance that will pair each other’s products and services to help customers design and retool data centers for improved energy efficiency.
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If truly green data centers are ever to become a reality, IT departments will have to feel some pain if they don't reduce their energy use --- and reap the benefits if they do. Today, though, too often, IT departments don't even pay their own energy bills, as a recently released survey found. In order to green IT, that has to change.
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By locating its facility in a country with average high summer temperatures of about 68 degrees, Google will be able to use outside air to keep servers cool almost year-round.
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The Smart Grid has gotten plenty of hype and little action, but in the last few days there are serious signs that it may finally be at the tipping point.
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New research from Forrester finds that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the economic downturn has begun to flatten the growth of corporate green IT projects.
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Companies using outsourced data centers can save thousands of dollars per year in energy costs, as well as make significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent study.